Demystifying Epic Content: How to Actually Create It (Not Just Jabber About How Important It Is)

You’ve heard it many times before. The key to getting tons of attention, a boatload of subscribers, and a massive audience of raving fans is to write epic content. Create content that rocks your readers’ worlds and you’ll live happily ever after. It’s almost a blogging mantra, but you might just strangle the next person who says it.Read the full article

Olympics P&G - Thank You Mom Commercial

Just another great commercial and the music is fascinating.

A Pep Talk from Kid President to You

We all need a little encouragement every now and then. Kid President, knowing this, has put together a video you can play each morning as you wake up or to share with your friend who needs a kick in the right direction. Take a moment and spread some encouragement. "It's everybody's duty to give the world a reason to dance." Pre-order Kid President's Guide to Being Awesome Here! http://soulpancake.com/kpbook/ Featuring the song "Households" by Sleeping At Last - http://sleepingatlast.com with additional music by our pal Skewby - http://somethingaboutskewby.com Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/iamkidpresident Be a friend on Facebook: http://facebook.com/kidpresident Send an email: kid@kidpresident.com For Press Inquiries, contact: YTpress@soulpancake.com Created by Kid President and Brad Montague Special thanks to Robert Frost, that dude from Journey and the movie Space Jam. Subscribe to our youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=SoulPancake Buy our book! http://book.soulpancake.com Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/SoulPancake Tweet us at: http://twitter.com/SoulPancake

#AskGaryVee Episode 45: Retail, Super Bowl Ads, & Telemarketing

#QOTD: Guess how many almonds are in the jar that's next to me? Whoever guesses it right will be flown out to NYC to join me on a taping of the #AskGaryVee show!! #TIMESTAMPS 00:51 - What trends should brick and mortar stores be paying attention to over the next 12 to 18 months? 03:20 - With all the talk about #Snapcash what is the one thing you’ll teach your kids about money? 04:30 - How much of my advertising marketing dollars, should I spend on salespeople or telemarketing? vs direct mail, print and traditional marketing? vs online? 07:45 Do you script answers or improvise? How much time do you invest in prep and production per show? 09:16 - Can you explain in more detail your statement from @marketmakers that Superbow-ads are underpriced? #LINKS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWSpSHh8Fag&list=PLJaq64dKJZopt80D461Bc1P3vD7XP481u&index=2 It's funny to hear that people are referring to cellphones and other mobile devices as the "second screen." As far as I'm concerned, in this DVR'd world we live in, most of us are on our phones, scrolling through our feeds as commercials, and sometimes the actual TV shows, are being ignored. I'm pretty certain we're at a moment in time where our mobile devices are indeed our 'first' screen of choice. When it comes to retail though, it makes sense that we refer to our phones as the "second screen" because it certainly holds true that our eyeballs serve as the 'first screen' when we're walking around. What's really resonated with me recently with retail is how people are behaving when they're out and about and shopping around. People are literally IGNORING the promotional end-caps that brands spend tons of money on, simply because they're too distracted by their phones. Although this may sound like a wasted opportunity, I see it as the future of in-store marketing. This has been a hot topic of discussion over the last few years -- how phones and other devices will play a role in our shopping experiences -- and is something I'm very interested in. Brands need to start being more conscious of how we're using our devices in our everyday interactions. With the advent of ApplePay and the beginning phases of beacon sensors, there's no question that our in-store purchasing behaviors will be highly influenced by those shiny little devices we seem to never be at an arms-length distance from. -- Gary Vaynerchuk is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal Best-Selling author, self-taught wine expert, and innovative entrepreneur. Find more at http://garyvaynerchuk.com Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook is now available on Amazon! http://bit.ly/jjjrhamazon

Teach Me How To Factor (WSHS Math Rap Song)

(Parody of Teach Me How To Dougie by Cali Swag District) Westerville South High School, Westerville, Ohio aye! aye! Teach me how to factor (aye!) [Verse 1:] They be like Schultz Can u teach me how to factor? ...Ya know why? Cause all da students after (an A!) All I need is a real good quadratic And for you, you, you to back me up and check it! Get your terms lined up...make 'em high to low Look for a GCF, that's something everyone should know. ...We got two terms and a minus in the middle ...Now we cookin', like flippin' bacon on a griddle Both the digits...gotta be perfect squares 1, 4, 9, 16, 25 over here D.O.S. all da students tryin' get it You gotta recognize...when I spit it Set up two sets...put an x in each Minus here, plus there...listen when I teach I make the class shine bright when we start to do it This one's a piece a cake...so I had to do it [Chorus] Teach me how to factor Teach me-teach me how to factor Teach me how to factor Teach me-teach me how to factor Everybody factor Every, everybody factor Everybody factor I check my work when I factor! [Verse 2] I'm Mr. Winner Growin' up on a tractor You know I'm from Greenville, but I teach you how to factor! Step up in my class, and all the students hear me "If you got 3 terms, and a plus in the back..." I hear da' class screamin like "Aye! This is wack!" "Your signs must be the same, when you follow the flow." They like "How you do that?" when I factor on the floor "Set up two sets, put an x in both The signs in the middle, will be showin' up the most" 3 terms! And a plus in the back. Your signs will double up Like a Wendy's double stack I take this to the class when I show 'em how to factor [Chorus] [Verse 3] Back to the class you know I really like to factor The roots of the quadratic, yeah that's what I'm after GCF first...then FOIL to check your work We got one more case, so we have to take a look ....We bout to factor, get an answer wit 2 signs ...This ones the hardest...so listen to my rhymes If you got 3 terms, and a minus at the end The signs will be different, where they go, that depends The larger of your numbers gets the sign from the middle This problems not too bad, if you study just a little Now pick up your pencil, I don't wanna hear you fussin-Teacher swag, got them students with the brains all a bustin' ...Dahhhh! You really gotta get this lesson This problems hot, we just took it out the math oven ....I like to factor...and get everybody working, I yell "Yeah we do it"...and everybody factors